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| Year | Stories |
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| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 14 |
| 1877 | 11 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 42 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 34 |
| 1895 | 25 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 19 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 4 |
42 stories matching trap
- The Elephant-Sized Trap of Shelton
A blacksmith-made iron trap, built twenty-five years ago for an Indian trapper, emerges from history to go on display.
- The Collision in the Fog
When the passenger steamer Premier and the collier Willamette crashed off Whidbey Island, passengers were left trapped in a splintered, half-sunken wreck.
- Tragedy at Hart's Lumber Mill
A worker fell into the water while cutting logs and was trapped beneath the heavy timber; the incident was ruled an accidental death.
- The Reporter in the Belfry: A School Scandal Ends in Resignation and a Rope Slide
A closed-door investigation at Olympia's Collegiate Institute ended with a professor's resignation and two students dismissed—and a newspaperman who tried to eavesdrop from above.
- Tragedy in a Tacoma Sewer Ditch
A team of horses and a wagon are discovered floundering in a construction trench, with fears for the driver's life.
- The Pawnbroker's Trap: How a Portland Dealer Took Down a Jewel Thief
A Tacoma jeweler's robbery leads to a cross-state chase and a clever act of revenge by a Portland pawnbroker who had once been burned by the same thief.
- A Death-Trap Elevator in the Ball Block
An 18-year-old stenographer is critically injured after stepping into an open elevator shaft in downtown Tacoma, highlighting a pattern of mechanical neglect.
- Expulsion of Two Chinese Laborers
Two Chinese men fleeing Victoria are apprehended near the Quiniault reservation and prepared for deportation.
- The Terror of the Middle Valley
A massive cougar that plagued local settlers with livestock raids finally meets its end through a cunning trap.
- The Mother Who Ran Through Burning Oil
A lamp explosion trapped two boys in a Whatcom kitchen; their mother rushed through flames to save them and was badly burned.
- Tekoa Business District Destroyed by Incendiary Fire
A fire suspected to be arson wiped out the central business district of Tekoa, resulting in thousands of dollars of damage.
- Tragedy at the Roslyn Mines
A devastating explosion traps forty-four miners in the Roslyn slope, leaving families in despair.
- The Forty-Thousand-Dollar Question
Aberdeen citizens head to the polls to decide whether to authorize municipal bonds, amid fears of a hidden double-indebtedness trap.
- The Execution of Robert Day
After a failed suicide attempt and legal appeals reaching the State Supreme Court, the murderer of Thomas Clinton Beebe faces the scaffold in Kalama.
- Trolley Car Disaster Narrowly Averted
A construction car derails near Lake Washington, trapping a man in the mud.
- Blacksmith Shop Explosion Nearly Injures Workers
A trapped water pocket in a sealed iron rudder stock causes a dangerous blast in a West Street forge.
- Trapped in the Stall
A farmer is severely injured in a remote barn when he is trampled by his own horses, leaving him unable to reach help for six hours.
- The Land Sharks of the Sound
A Seattle real estate firm is trapping local farmers in predatory contracts that cloud property titles for years, leaving settlers fighting for their deeds.
- Posse Tracks Roslyn Bank Robbers Into Oregon
A brazen daylight bank robbery leaves the town in terror and launches a high-stakes manhunt across Oregon and Washington.
- Horrific Elevator Accident at Bank Building
A young student is permanently disfigured after a teenage elevator operator plays a dangerous prank.
- Roslyn Jury Finds Mine Explosion Caused by Poor Ventilation
A coroner's jury blames deficient ventilation for the catastrophic mine explosion that claimed dozens of lives, while the company decries the inquest as one-sided.
- The Hotel Room Trap
A father and daughter are arrested for an alleged blackmail scheme targeting prominent men in a local hotel.
- Isolation and High Water on the Humptulips
Heavy winter rains and falling timber isolate a community, trapping a funeral party and challenging travel across the rugged Grays Harbor backcountry.
- Tragic Industrial Death at Spokane Rail Yard
A switchman is killed instantly after his foot is trapped at a crossing during a freight car maneuver.
- The Deportation Trap
A Seattle man is ordered out of the country after an accidental admission in court exposes him to the harsh realities of the Chinese Exclusion Act.